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Here's a link for those like Tez3, who's told me he finds it difficult to execute high kicks these days, who would like to be able to kick higher - there is a lot of verbiage on the link but going through the few web pages the link takes you to you can get the idea of what is required and there are some good inofrmative pictures at about page 3:
http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch1.html
Just paste this link in your address bar and go.
The article is by Thomas Kurtz and these were the same kinetic stretching techniques I was initially taught to kick high without need for traditional stretching or warm up when I joined my goju ryu club. If you follow the moves for a few months, even weeks, you should notice a marked improvement in height of kicks - and the lack of risk of strains/injury to muscles. I have found that if you keep up the 'stretches' a few times every week, once your flexibility has improved, in the morning you can execute head kicks from cold on the street etc. Although I always warm up before competition or sparring etc I can do about a 90-95% high kick from cold whenever required and so I think this is immensley helpful to all martial artists who enjoy the kick.
I trained in TKD through high school so as a result my flexibility was very high. I used to do a hell of a lot of warm ups, running, skipping, all manner of stretches. That's many moons ago now and I must admit I can no longer get into a full splits but even though my static flexibility is reduced, through kinetic stretching my ability to perform high kicks is as good as ever and I feel I have less chance of injury and a greater understanding of how to effectively chamber the knee, open up the pelvis etc and avoid damage to myself and be able to kick faster, stronger and with less effort.
Anyway, I recommend to Tez3 and co to give it a go for a while!!!
:jediduel:
http://www.stadion.com/column_stretch1.html
Just paste this link in your address bar and go.
The article is by Thomas Kurtz and these were the same kinetic stretching techniques I was initially taught to kick high without need for traditional stretching or warm up when I joined my goju ryu club. If you follow the moves for a few months, even weeks, you should notice a marked improvement in height of kicks - and the lack of risk of strains/injury to muscles. I have found that if you keep up the 'stretches' a few times every week, once your flexibility has improved, in the morning you can execute head kicks from cold on the street etc. Although I always warm up before competition or sparring etc I can do about a 90-95% high kick from cold whenever required and so I think this is immensley helpful to all martial artists who enjoy the kick.
I trained in TKD through high school so as a result my flexibility was very high. I used to do a hell of a lot of warm ups, running, skipping, all manner of stretches. That's many moons ago now and I must admit I can no longer get into a full splits but even though my static flexibility is reduced, through kinetic stretching my ability to perform high kicks is as good as ever and I feel I have less chance of injury and a greater understanding of how to effectively chamber the knee, open up the pelvis etc and avoid damage to myself and be able to kick faster, stronger and with less effort.
Anyway, I recommend to Tez3 and co to give it a go for a while!!!
:jediduel:
